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The responsibility of enterprises for their impact on society   The impact of enterprises’ actions on the lives of EU citizens is decisive. Undoubtedly, they offer the products we demand, and they create the jobs we need, but they also have a decisive role in terms of working conditions, health, education and training.   Corporate […]

World Economic Forum, the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.   “90% of companies prioritize diversity, 4% consider disability”, “if just a 20% of the market has disability, how can you serve this market if you do not understand disabled people in their business?”  These statements are just a few examples of topics debated in the […]

The 2nd Principle in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The principle of “leaving no-one behind” is one of the six that guide the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. It represents the promise of the UN’ State Members to eradicate poverty in all its forms, and to combat […]

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Adults with autism, intellectual disabilities or mental health disorders are at increased risk for COVID-19 and severe illness, researchers report. By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter “These high-risk populations should be recognized by clinicians, and these groups should be prioritized for vaccine outreach and education,” study co-author Whitney Schott, a […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of neighbourhoods and how they fare in terms of walkability and wheelability. Neighbourhood walkability and wheelability are defined as the “measure of how well a neighbourhood fosters active forms of transportation.” Very walkable and wheelable neighbourhoods have built environments, or human-made surroundings, that support physical and social activity. Built environment design features that […]

MPs said disabled people were considerably less likely to be in employment than non-disabled people and still faced ‘unacceptable barriers’. The gap between the proportion of disabled and non-disabled people in work has remained stubbornly high for years. The currently overly centralised model of support simply isn’t working. We need a radical new localised approach. […]

The 4 keys to unlocking the power of diversity There is now extensive research showing that different organizations can enjoy a performance advantage. But unfortunately, there are also instances where differences among people – be it social status, educational background, gender and sexuality, race, ethnicity or country of origin, physical and mental abilities or political […]

With the aim of developing an egalitarian, positive understanding of disability in society Since 2009, people who research and work in the context of disability studies have been networking in the working group and cooperation platform DiStA (Disability Studies Austria, research on disability, Austria). In contrast to the approach to disability, which has long prevailed […]

Europe’s Accessible Cities are setting new benchmarks in continual efforts to improve accessibility. European cities play an important role in providing good access for both their own citizens with disabilities and tourists of all ages and abilities. Many European cities are working steadily to build and maintain their reputation as accessible, livable cities to give […]

The Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 The ACCESS4All project supports an integrated approach, the capacity building of key-factors involved directly or indirectly with the disabled people integration. The consortium’s aim is to find common standards (practitioners’ skills, tools, quality assurance and qualification paths) that are coherent with EU and national/local level requirements. One of the most important EU initiatives […]